title: The historical development of public health responses to disaster.
abstract: The first of a of series state-of-the-art reviews commissioned to mark Disasters' 21st anniversary, this paper considers key publications on public health aspects of natural disasters, refugee emergencies and complex humanitarian disasters over the past twenty-odd years. The literature is reviewed and important signposts highlighted showing how the field has developed. This expanding body of epidemiological research has provided a basis for increasingly effective prevention and intervention strategies.
authors.affiliation: Chief International Emergency and Refugee Health Program, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA.
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Noji
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Toole
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D004190:Disasters / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history; D012036:Refugees / Q000266:history; D012066:Relief Work / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration